I'm in the Red Mansion

Originally in the book "Dream of Red Mansions", when Jia Lian asked Liu Xianglian, Liu Xianglian said that he was determined to find a beautiful woman.

Nowadays, people want to find someone who is honest and decent. It shows that as people age and the environment changes, some ideas will also change.

Now that Liu Xianglian has been promoted to a higher position, his thoughts have changed.

From aspiring to find a stunning beauty, he changed to wanting to find an honest and decent person who can make a living.

Hearing this, Jia Cong felt relieved.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said, "If that's the case, how about I act as a matchmaker for Second Senior Brother?"

"My second sister, although she is a concubine's daughter, is absolutely dignified, virtuous, honest and dutiful."

"I was originally worried that she was timid and if she got married, she would be bullied by her parents-in-law and sister-in-law."

"If I can marry my second senior brother, I will feel relieved."

Liu Xianglian is a member of the Liu family, Duke of Liguo, and his parents died early.

The Liu family and the Jia family are both from the faction of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, so the two families can be considered to be a good match.

However, Liu Xianglian was originally a descendant of the Liu family's side branch, and could not benefit from the Liu family's fame.

Moreover, Liu Xianglian was not good at studying, but was fond of playing with guns and swords, gambling and drinking, and even sleeping with prostitutes, playing the flute and the zither, doing everything he could.

He is really a ruffian and a poor man.

Therefore, after listening to Jia Cong's words, Liu Xianglian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Little Junior Brother, you are joking. Your family in the West Mansion is too high-ranking. How can I marry you?"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "How can you say that you are marrying up to a high standard? Your Liu family also has four kings and eight dukes, not to mention that you now have a title."

"From now on, if you follow me, you will surely rise step by step. Second Brother, there is no need to say anything else, just tell me whether you are willing or not."

Liu Xianglian couldn't help but say, "Since Junior Brother said so, how can I refuse? Then I'll leave this matter to Junior Brother."

"When we return to the capital, I will send a matchmaker to propose marriage."

After hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "That's the best. Haha, come on, Second Brother, have a drink."

After this matter was settled, Jia Cong was completely relieved that his second sister Yingchun had found a good home.

A few days later, more people began to come to seek refuge.

These people came here from all over the country after reading the Daxia Daily and the eight words "The greatest heroes serve the country and the people".

Seeing that his deployment was effective, Jia Cong was overjoyed and ordered his men to properly settle these people.

Then, Jia Cong took the initiative to meet with these people one by one.

And personally assess.

Then they are assigned one by one according to their personal abilities.

Jia Cong assigned all the heroes who came to the martial arts world to Liu Xianglian.

Jia Cong decided to let Liu Xianglian build a highly mobile special forces unit.

These heroes in the martial arts world are extremely skilled and each has their own unique skills.

They can be divided into different action teams based on their skills.

After training, these heroes will surely be of great use in the future.

Of course, training might be possible if Liu Xianglian alone is the only one doing it.

But when it comes to political work, he is not up to the task.

Therefore, the next step is to train a group of political workers.

Jia Cong welcomed the skilled craftsmen who came to him with open arms.

Each of these talents is a treasure. Jia Cong will first arrange them in the craftsman camp, and they will definitely be of great use in the future.

There are also scholars who come to seek refuge, who are also valuable talents.

These people can not only manage Jizhou City.

And you can also select a group of people and put them into the army.

Let them carry out political education in the military.

In the following days, more and more people came.

Gradually, Jia Cong became too busy.

After thinking about it, Jia Cong directly wrote a letter and sent it back by carrier pigeon.

He decided to summon Jia Yun and Drunken King Kong Ni Er.

Jia Yun has strong organizational skills and is loyal and reliable. Letting him come can help him replace himself in staffing.

As for the Drunken King Ni Er, although he is a man of the market, he still has a chivalrous heart.

He can be asked to set up an intelligence department.

Nowadays, more and more people are coming to Jizhou City for refuge.

Although it can greatly alleviate the dilemma of lack of talents in Jizhou City, spies from all sides will inevitably infiltrate.

I'm afraid that Jizhou City will become a sieve. Any slight disturbance will immediately make everyone aware of it.

However, since we want talented people to come and join us, there is nothing we can do about it.

And setting up an intelligence department is a very necessary thing.

A few days later, Jia Cong's letter was delivered to Ningguo Mansion by carrier pigeon.

After receiving the letter, Lin Daiyu hurriedly ordered someone to invite Jia Yun and Ni Er over.

The two men did not dare to delay and hurried to Ningguo Mansion.

In Ninglu Hall, Jia Yun and Ni Er paid their respects to Lin Daiyu behind the curtain.

Then Lin Daiyu told them that Jia Cong had summoned them to go to Jizhou City and asked them if they were willing to go.

After hearing this, Jia Yun and Ni Er were overjoyed.

They agreed without hesitation and said that they would pack up after returning and set off for Jizhou City today.

They had been waiting for this day, but they had waited too long.

Jia Yun, in particular, has very high ambitions.

He has been working for Jia Cong for several years.

After Jia Cong won the top spot in the imperial examination, Jia Yun's heart also became excited.

The higher Jia Cong's official position, the more opportunities he has.

And now, this opportunity has finally come.

Uncle San finally thought of him, and all his hard work over the past few years was worth it.

The same is true for Ni Er.

He is a man of the market, but is he willing to fall into the market?
Who wouldn't want to get promoted and make money if there was an opportunity? To be an official? To bring honor to the family?
And now, this opportunity has finally come!
Therefore, the two of them bid farewell to Lin Daiyu.

After returning home to pack up and giving instructions to his family, he drove straight to Jizhou City.

Seven days later, the two of them arrived at Jizhou city exhausted.

The two men did not care about the fatigue of the journey, and did not even take a bath, and went to pay a visit to Jia Cong first.

Jia Cong met the two men in the study. Seeing how exhausted they looked, he could not help but say:
"I summoned you here because I have something for you to do, but it's not urgent. Why are you working so hard?"

Jia Yun said with a smile, "How dare my nephew and Brother Ni neglect our call to my uncle?"

"It is our honor to work for Uncle San. How can we be negligent?"

Ni Er also clasped his fists and said something similar to Jia Yun.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said, "You guys, I really don't know what to say to you."

"You have worked hard all the way. Go down and have a good rest. Come back tomorrow and I will give you something to do."

Jia Cong's current status and position are very different from before.

Calling them here to do the work this time is actually a promotion for them.

This is a different time now, so there's no need to be too polite to them.

If we continue to speak and act in the same way as we did when we first asked them to do the job, I'm afraid Jia Yun and Ni Er will not be able to adapt.

After the two men rested for a night, they came to see Jia Cong early the next morning.

Jia Cong appointed Jia Yun as the secretary of the Jiedushi, and ordered Jia Yun to be responsible for receiving and screening talents who came to join him.

The secretary of a Jiedushi was actually only an eighth-rank official.

But his power is considerable, equivalent to Jia Cong's secretary.

As long as you do your job well and have the qualifications, why wouldn't you be promoted quickly?
When Jia Yun heard that he was appointed as the secretary of the Jiedushi, his heart was filled with excitement.

He listened carefully to Jia Cong's instructions and kept them in mind.

After Jia Cong finished giving the instructions, he went down to do his work.

Ni Er was listening nearby and was also very excited.

Brother Yun became an official as soon as he arrived, although he was only an eighth-rank official.

However, an official of the eighth rank was someone he had to look up to.

Although people always talk about the seventh rank as a minor official, in fact, the seventh rank is already the position of county magistrate in an ordinary county, and the power and authority are very great.

After Jia Yun left, it was his turn.

Ni Er's heart was pounding so hard, he didn't know if he could become an official.

Next, Jia Cong appointed Ni Er as inspector.

The inspector is also an official of the eighth rank (I checked but couldn't find the specific rank, so I'll just assume it is the eighth rank), and his duty is to be responsible for local inspections.

Of course, Jia Cong didn't want Ni Erming to patrol the place.

Instead, he was asked to set up an intelligence department.

Jia Cong would provide him with funds for activities, and he would even have to recruit his own subordinates.

After hearing this, Ni Er couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude.

Jia Yun was able to become an official, but he never expected that he himself could also become an official.

And he held the same eighth-rank official position as Jia Yun.

You have to know that Jia Yun is a member of the Jia family and his abilities are better than his.

No matter in terms of closeness or ability, he was not as good as Jia Yun, but the Third Master still made him an official of the eighth rank!

How could Ni Er not be moved to tears of gratitude?

I didn't expect that from now on, I would also be an official!
And what the Third Master ordered me to do is what I am best at.

Thinking of this, Ni Er couldn't help but kneel down on the ground and kowtowed several times.

Then he said loudly: "Don't worry, Third Master. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely complete the task well and will never let you down."

Jia Cong laughed loudly and helped Ni Er up from the ground.

Then he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ni Er, when you become an official, you must call yourself a junior, and call yourself a humble official."

"Since I've asked you to do this, I naturally trust your ability. Do your job well, and you will reap the benefits in the future."

Hearing Jia Cong say this, Ni Er became even more excited.

He hurriedly said loudly: "Yes, I obey your command!"

After leaving the study, the smile on his face remained unchanged.

I couldn't help but mutter to myself, "From now on, I will call myself "Humble Officer" in front of the Third Master. What if I am in front of ordinary people? Should I call myself "This Officer"? "

"Haha, from now on, I'm an official too!"

Jia Cong was in the study when he heard Ni Er talking to himself. He couldn't help but shook his head with a strange expression.

However, he could understand Ni Er's misbehavior. The people of this era had a natural fear of officials.

Once you are able to become an official, it means a leap in class.

It's not strange that Ni Er had such a reaction.

After Jia Yun arrived, Jia Cong kept an eye on him for a few more days.

Seeing that he quickly adapted to the job and did an excellent job, Jia Cong felt relieved.

Next, the year-end is getting closer day by day.

Jia Cong is planning to go back home for the New Year.

He gave instructions for everything and ordered people to prepare several carts of gifts.

Then he called all the generals and officials in the city and gave them careful instructions.

Then he took Xue Baochai, Jia Huan, and a hundred personal soldiers and started back to the capital.

Jia Cong was not afraid that the Qing would take advantage of his absence to attack the city.

Now that it is near the end of the year, the weather is freezing cold, especially in northern places such as Jizhou, making it difficult to move.

The weather is so cold that I wonder how many soldiers will freeze to death at night.

Moreover, as long as the soldiers in the city defended the city tightly, it would be difficult to capture the city even if the Qing army risked their lives to attack it.

More than ten days later, they finally arrived outside the capital, exhausted.

The closer I get to home, the more timid I feel and I dare not ask questions to passers-by.

As they got closer to the capital, Jia Cong, Xue Baochai and others began to feel nervous.

Especially Xue Baochai, her heart was pounding, and she didn't know how to face her mother and brother after returning.

After the group entered the city, Jia Cong still wanted to send Xue Baochai back home.

In the end, Xue Baochai refused no matter what. Now they were not even engaged, but they secretly decided to spend their lives together and spent these days together shamelessly.

If she let Jia Cong send her back again, she would be even more ashamed to face people.

Jia Cong had no choice but to send someone to send her to Xue's house.

Let's talk about Jia Cong returning to Ningguo Mansion. The gate of Ningguo Mansion was already wide open. The servants outside the door saw the carriage and shouted "The Third Master is back" and reported it in.

As soon as Jia Cong entered the mansion, he saw Lin Daiyu, Xue Baoqin, Qingwen, Xiangling and other maids coming out to greet him.

When she came near, Lin Daiyu bowed and said, "Greetings, my husband. You didn't send anyone to tell me beforehand, and I didn't come out to greet you. I hope you won't blame me."

Jia Cong walked forward, took Lin Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "It's getting colder. I'm just worried that you'll have to wait outside. Why would you suffer the cold in vain?"

"If you get frozen, I will be the one who feels bad. That's why I didn't tell you. You know I don't care about this. Why would I need such a false courtesy?"

Lin Daiyu's cheeks turned red when Jia Cong held her hand in public.

However, because of several incidents in Jizhou City, Lin Daiyu didn't know how long she had been worried, but at this moment she still looked up at Jia Cong.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "I know my husband doesn't care about these empty formalities, but it doesn't look like that to outsiders, does it?"

Jia Cong held Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Look, it's only been a short while and your hands are already frozen. Come on, let's go inside and talk."

The two of them had not walked far when Madam Mei came over with several maids and servants.

Jia Cong quickly let go of her hand and, together with Lin Daiyu, greeted Mrs. Mei.

"My child greets me, mother. I am ready to go see you. It's so cold, why did you come out in person to greet me?"

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Mei walked over, took Jia Cong's hand and pulled him up from the ground.

"Hurry, let me see if you are injured."

"You've become thinner and darker. I don't know how much you've suffered outside, wuwu!"

Mrs. May said as the group started crying.

Lin Daiyu and other girls also cried.

Jia Cong said hurriedly, "Mom, I'm not feeling well. It's cold outside. Let's go inside and talk."

Mrs. Mei wiped her tears and said, "Yes, you see, I am getting old and confused. It's so cold, but I dragged you outside to talk. What if you get frozen?"

Mrs. Mei held Jia Cong's hand and walked into the house, still holding his hand tightly.

He repeatedly asked about the dangers Jia Cong had encountered.

How could Jia Cong dare to tell Mrs. Mei the truth?

Well, although he had led his troops into charge, he had never encountered any danger.

But later, when he talked to Mrs. Mei about matters at the border, he did not even mention the time when he led the troops into charge.

Mrs. Mei talked to Jia Cong for a long time, and suddenly she thought of something.

She hurriedly said, "Look, mother is confused again. You are tired from the journey, you should have a good rest when you get home, but mother has been talking to you for so long."

"You should have a good rest. You don't have to go over to greet us at night. We can talk tomorrow."

In fact, Jia Cong really didn't feel that tired at this moment, as his physical condition was already very good.

My internal strength is also very strong. Although I rode a horse on the way back, I didn’t feel very tired.

After seeing Mrs. Mei off and returning to the house, Jia Cong couldn't help but stretch out his arms and hug Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu blushed and said, "Husband, what are you doing in broad daylight? My sisters are watching us!"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "I am hugging my own wife in my own room, who dares to say anything?"

"Besides, if you are afraid that your sisters will laugh at you, just call them over and I will hold them together."

Just as Lin Daiyu was about to speak, Qingwen spoke first, "Third Master, you should just hold Madam in your arms. We are not worthy of being held in your arms in broad daylight!"

"Madam, don't be embarrassed. We are not blind and will not stay here for nothing to be an eyesore."

"We will go out and stand guard for Madam, and just let Third Master hug you as much as he wants."

After saying that, Qingwen laughed and walked out first.

The other girls also smiled, walked out, and closed the door considerately.

Lin Daiyu glared at Jia Cong in reproach and said, "It's all your fault. You made me be laughed at by my sisters."

As the saying goes, a long separation is better than a new marriage. Jia Cong could no longer hold back and leaned over to kiss her.

After a long tender moment, Lin Daiyu panted and pushed Jia Cong away, saying, "My husband has been traveling all the way, you should take a good rest first."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Okay, ask someone to prepare hot water, I'll go take a bath."

It was freezing cold and there was no chance to take a shower along the way.

Now that he was home, Jia Cong couldn't wait to take a bath.

Lin Daiyu hurriedly asked someone to prepare hot water, and then Jia Cong went to take a nice hot bath.

After washing, Lin Daiyu urged Jia Cong to rest.

Jia Cong insisted on holding Lin Daiyu to accompany him, saying that he would not be able to fall asleep if he didn't hold her.

In broad daylight, Lin Daiyu naturally refused to join him in fooling around.

But he could not resist Jia Cong's nagging and had to follow his wish.

When they got on the bed, Jia Cong just said, "Hug me."

Men's words cannot be trusted...

In the end, it was a warm and tender moment, and there is no need to remember it in detail.

Afterwards, Zijuan shyly brought warm water and helped them clean.

Only then did Jia Cong hold Lin Daiyu in his arms and fall into a comfortable sleep.

When I woke up, it was already evening.

Jia Cong and the other girls went to Mrs. Mei's house for dinner and chatted for a while before returning.

At night, Jia Cong went to Lin Daiyu's room, and Lin Daiyu asked him to go to Xue Baoqin's room.

"My dear, you won't be back for long. You've been fooling around during the day, and I'm tired now. You should go and accompany Sister Qin."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "It's only my first day back, so of course I have to accompany you. Do you think I'm so unbearable?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and didn't say much.

After a while, the two talked for a while and then went to bed to rest.

Jia Cong knew that Lin Daiyu was weak, so he just held her and didn't want to provoke her.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Lin Daiyu tightened her arms and said softly, "Husband, I want to give birth to a child for you."

In this era, if Lin Daiyu had no children for a long time, she would also be gossiped about.

Moreover, Jia Cong was leading troops to fight outside, and he was bound to encounter danger. As a wife of the Jia family, Lin Daiyu naturally wanted to leave descendants for the Jia family.

Jia Cong did not refuse either.

Afterwards, the two hugged each other quietly.

Lin Daiyu suddenly said, "My husband, I have prepared the betrothal gifts. When will you send someone to the Xue family to propose marriage?"

Jia Cong was originally thinking about how to bring up this matter to Lin Daiyu, but unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu brought it up first.

This made Jia Cong feel a little embarrassed.

After a long while, Jia Cong finally said, "Madam, this matter is really, listen to me..."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "My husband, you don't need to say more. Sister Bao has risked her own life and traveled thousands of miles to deliver food to me. This love is truly moving."

"I also heard that Sister Bao fell seriously ill after arriving in Jizhou City, and only came back during the New Year. I knew that Sister Bao would definitely get married."

"In fact, I started preparing the betrothal gifts when Sister Bao was preparing to send the grain."

Lin Daiyu is sensible, but there is still some sourness in her words.

For a moment, Jia Cong didn't know what to say.

He suddenly had an idea and asked, "Madam, I wonder how much your two brothers and sisters look like you?"

When Lin Daiyu heard this question, the topic was indeed diverted.

She couldn't help but say, "Husband, there are not two, there are clearly three."

"Finally, Aunt Xu gave birth to a son. Now I have two brothers and a sister."

"Husband, you haven't seen it. When they were born, they were wrinkled and looked like little old men."

"It only took a month or so to make her look much better. My sister Ling'er looks a bit like me."

When talking about her two younger brothers and one younger sister, Lin Daiyu's eyes showed joy.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Tomorrow, I will accompany you back to your parents' home to pay respects to your father-in-law."

"By the way, I want to see those little guys too."

I have to say that my father-in-law Lin Ruhai is still strong despite his old age.

This time, they had two sons and one daughter.

The Lin family has a successor.

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, very happy.

The next day, both of them got up late.

Jia Cong actually woke up early, but when he saw that Lin Daiyu was still asleep, he did not disturb her.

As for Lin Daiyu, she had a rare good night's sleep after Jia Cong came back.

After the two got up, Lin Daiyu hurried to pay her respects to Mrs. Mei.

Mrs. Mei took Lin Daiyu's hand and told her to rest for a while and not to rush over to pay her respects.

After breakfast, the two prepared their gifts and went to the Lin family together. (End of this chapter)